Mr. Jinx (song)

"Mr. Jinx"
Single by Quarashi
from the album Jinx
Released	2002
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Length	4:10
Label	Columbia/Time Bomb
Producer	Sölvi Blöndal
Quarashi singles chronology
"Stick 'Em Up" (2002) "Mr. Jinx" (2002) "Mess It Up" (2003)

"Mr. Jinx" (titled as "Mr. Jinx (We've Got It Right)") is a 2002 hip-hop song by Quarashi, released as the second single from their U.S.-released debut album, Jinx . The song is remembered for its catchy, upbeat hook that was sampled from 1970s soul band New York City's song, "Sanity". ^[1] The song also contains elements of funk, and has been described by Sölvi Blöndal, the producer of the Jinx album and a member of Quarashi, as sounding like something "made by a '60s brass band". Blöndal has said that "Mr. Jinx" is his favorite Quarashi song.

While "Mr. Jinx" was not a big hit for Quarashi (peaking at number 43 on Radio & Records ' Alternative chart), ^[2] the song has been used as background music for several TV shows, most notably as the song heard during commercials for NBA on TNT from 2003-2005. "Mr. Jinx" was also featured in the video game Madden NFL 2003 .

Music video

Directed by Charles Jensen and produced by Bob Sexton, the video is a homage to the 1998 film Run Lola Run , and stars Hössi Olafsson, one of the members of Quarashi, as himself, trying to get to a Quarashi gig on time. The music video for "Mr. Jinx" was released on September 3, 2002. It was voted as MTV's Viewers Pick for the week of September 20, 2002.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : New York City - Sanity (1973). YouTube .
2. "Radio & Records" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 2002-08-23. Retrieved 2022-03-23.